North Korea says it's planning to launch missiles at US island Guam within days

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Caitlin Morrison

North Korea has outlined plans to launch a missile strike near the US island of Guam in the coming days.

The coutry said its army will be ready to carry out plans to fire four intermediate-range missiles over Japan to land 30-40 km (18-25 miles) from Guam, a US military base in the Pacific, in mid-August.